N1040S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes 269A built in 1966. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 16, 2003. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Hughes 269A cancelled January 16, 2003
- Serial number
- 56-0534
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1966
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- May 7, 1979
- Last FAA action
- August 15, 2000
- Last owner
- Iowa Western Community College (Government)
Council Bluffs, IA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N1040S
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 269A · serial 56-0534
The premature fracture of the cyclic/mixture bracket resulting in the inability to conduct a landing flare.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 269A · serial 56-0534
failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control, inadequate supervision by the flight instructor (CFI), and subsequent failure of the pilot(s) to properly flare the helicopter during a hover autorotation.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes TH-55A · serial 6418194
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site